Mercenary Premier has bought a winemaking facility in California from Treasury Wine Estates.
The fledgling drinks co-packer has acquired the Baileyana Winery facility located in San Luis Obispo County for an unknown sum
In a statement on LinkedIn yesterday (24 June), the California-based business, formerly named Mercenary Canning Solutions, announced the launch of Mercenary Premier and the purchase of the facility in Edna Valley. Treasury Wine Estates also confirmed to Just Drinks that the site has been sold. The group said it could not speak further around “specific property transactions or assets that may or may not be on the market”. “The facility will serve as the company’s anchor location for full custom vinification services, expanding its capabilities beyond mobile packaging and into comprehensive winery production,” Mercenary Premier said.
The co-packer aims “to build California’s leading destination for custom vinification and end-to-end winemaking services,” the statement added. According to the business, the Baileyana Winery site has “some of the most advanced winemaking technology available in the region”. It also said “the newest laboratory equipment provides reliable, timely in-house analysis to support precision winemaking and operational excellence”.